Liberton Matters

Police Scotland is consulting on Local Police Plans for 2023-2026. Have your say here: consult.scotland.police.uk/strategy-insig…

Repair, renew, repurpose and recycle your old clothes and textiles. Advice and workshops: remodecollective.com

This is an eye opener

Following the legislation on short-term letting & the implementation of local authority licensing schemes from 1 October, the Council is consulting (until 5 sept) on a proposed licensing policy and framework for short term letting. See: consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/short-term….

Edinburgh Council is currently consulting on Women's safety in public places. See: consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/cf/womens-safe…. Consultation runs until 20 September.

Edinburgh Council is currently consulting on Community Payback Orders. See: consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/hsc/cpo-2022/c…. The consultation runs until 25 September.

Up to £5k available for community groups from the Council's Community Grants Fund. edinburghpartnership.scot/get-involved

ouredinburghneighbourhood.org is the site of a project to improve local engagement in neighbourhood planning. There's also a drop in exhibition at Waverley Market until 9 July.

Worried about doorstep or internet scams? Check out #TradingStandards Scam Share Bulletin at tsscot.co.uk/news/scam-share. Current scams concern energy rebates & boiler checks.

#Activetravel proposals for #Burdiehouse will presented at Valley Community Centre on 30 June, 3.30-6pm. Consultation at: consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/walkwheelc…

Council elections take place on 5 May, with 10 candidates for the Liberton/Gilmerton ward. You'll find a full list of candidates here: edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file….

There's still time left to complete Scotland's Census! scotlandscensus.gov.uk

Gracemount Drive is one of 50 sites across the city that will have footway re-surfacing work undertaken over the next few weeks. The works commenced on 28 February.

@on_lothianbuses has announced that it will be running a SATURDAY TIMETABLE from 6-22 JANUARY as a result of staff shortages due to Covid-19. For further details go to lothianbuses.com.

@scotcivictrust My Places Awards are open to community groups responsible for built environment projects completed during 2019-2021. Closing date 6 February. Details at myplaces.org.uk.

@AminaTShah Nice sentiments. John Donne wrote that the winter solstice, St Lucy’s Day, marked when “The world’s whole sap is sunk,” but the daylight thereafter will lengthen, and with increased light comes clarity and hope.

“Libraries have one enemy worse than the archivist, and that’s the architect.” Eugene Morel quoted by Sophie Divry in The library of unrequited love.

Scottish Government has published its 4th National Planning Framework (NPF4).  It sets out how your places & environments will be planned and designed. See: transformingplanning.scot/national-plann… & also the SPICe blog: spice-spotlight.scot/2021/11/18/sco…

This Friday at Gracemount!

Northfield House Hotel to be demolished! Reporter overrules objections and Council to make way for more speculative student accommodation.